guitarra

[giˈt̪ara]

/[giˈt̪ara]/ noun

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The verdict

“guitarra” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,252 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#4,252
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrumento músico de cuerda, que se compone de una caja de madera, a modo de óvalo estrechado por el medio, con un agujero circular en el centro de la tapa y un mástil con trastes. Seis clavijas c...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

guitarra vs gustará
63% similar
guitarra vs gustaría
75% similar
guitarra vs guitarras
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for guitarra
PropertyValue
Headwordguitarra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[giˈt̪ara]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,252
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “guitarra” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). guitarra lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for guitarra is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [giˈt̪ara]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,252 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for guitarra, with forms such as "gguitarra", "giutarra", and "guiatrra". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "gustará", "gustaría", "guitarras", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is guitarra, spelled G-U-I-T-A-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento músico de cuerda, que se compone de una caja de madera, a modo de óvalo estrechado por el medio, con un agujero circular en el centro de la tapa y un mástil con trastes. Seis clavijas colocadas en el extremo de este mástil sirven para templar otras tantas cuerdas aseguradas en un puente fijo en la parte inferior de la tapa, que se pulsan con los dedos de la mano derecha mientras las pisan los de la izquierda donde conviene al tono.
  2. 2
    Variante poco usada de guitarrista.
  3. 3
    Variante poco usada de guitarreada.
  4. 4
    Variante poco usada de guitarrero.
  5. 5
    Aparejo formado por dos motones de briol, que sirve para desmultiplicar el esfuerzo que se realiza con el cabo.
  6. 6
    (Callionymus lyra) Dragoncillo.
  7. 7
    (Rhinobatidae) Raya.
  8. 8
    (Squatina squatina) Angelote.
  9. 9
    Instrumento para quebrantar y moler el yeso hasta reducirlo a polvo: se compone de una tabla gruesa, de unos cuatro decímetros en cuadro, y un mango ajustado en el centro casi perpendicularmente.
  10. 10
    (Dalbergia hecastophyllum) Péndola.
  11. 11
    Traje de fiesta.
  12. 12
    Bebé de pecho.
  13. 13
    Persona muy raquítica o tendinosa.
  14. 14
    Dinero.

Synonyms

vihueladragoncillodragón marinoliraangelotepez ángeltiburón ángel

This word in other languages

guitar(English)guitare(Français)Gitarre(Deutsch)guitarra(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: gguitarra,giutarra,guiatrra,guitara,guitarar,guitrara,guittarra,gutiarra,ugitarra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guitarra - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

gguitarra1giutarra2guiatrra2guitara1guitarar2guitrara2guittarra1gutiarra2
Edit distance from "guitarra"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "guitarra"?
"guitarra" is spelled G-U-I-T-A-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [giˈt̪ara].
What does "guitarra" mean?
As a noun, "guitarra" means: Instrumento músico de cuerda, que se compone de una caja de madera, a modo de óvalo estrechado por el medio, con un agujero circular en el centro de la tapa y un mástil con trastes. Seis clavijas c...
What words are commonly confused with "guitarra"?
"guitarra" is commonly confused with "gustará", "gustaría", "guitarras". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guitarra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guitarra" is [giˈt̪ara]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guitarra" come from?
"guitarra" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “guitarra”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-U-I-T-A-R-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [giˈt̪ara] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “gustará” - see the side-by-side comparison. guitarra vs gustará
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list